Our Genealogy Helper
Introduction ...
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
- That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
- We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
- On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about Deputy (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.
As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Deputy. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Deputy is located in Jefferson County.
To see how the shape of Indiana's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Jefferson County: Clark, Jennings, Ripley, Scott, Switzerland, Carroll (KY) & Trimble (KY).
Below are the counties that are near Deputy. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Deputy:
- Jefferson County (The home county of Deputy)
- The following are listed by their distance from Deputy, with the one closest to Deputy listed first.
- Kent
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Kent is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent
- Smyrna
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Smyrna is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smyrna
- Dupont
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Middlefork
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Middlefork is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlefork
- Hanover
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Chelsea
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Chelsea is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chelsea
- Madison
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Bryantsburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bryantsburg is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryantsburg
- Canaan
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Canaan is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canaan
- Manville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Manville is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manville
- Brooksburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Brooksburg is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooksburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 80 people
- Bartholomew County
- The following are listed by their distance from Deputy, with the one closest to Deputy listed first.
- Jonesville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Elizabethtown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Elizabethtown is located in Bartholomew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabethtown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 540 people
- Grammer
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Grammer is located in Bartholomew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grammer
- Bethel Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Bethel Village is located in Bartholomew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Village
- Jewell Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Jewell Village is located in Bartholomew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewell Village
- Newbern
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Newbern is located in Bartholomew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newbern
- Garden City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Garden City is located in Bartholomew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
- North Ogilville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- North Ogilville is located in Bartholomew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Ogilville
- Clark County
- The following are listed by their distance from Deputy, with the one closest to Deputy listed first.
- Nabb
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Nabb is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nabb
- Marysville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Marysville is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marysville
- Underwood
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Underwood is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Underwood
- New Washington
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- New Washington is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Washington
- Otisco
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Otisco is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otisco
- Henryville
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Otto
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Otto is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otto
- Bethlehem
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Memphis
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Vesta
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Vesta is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vesta
- Charlestown
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Slatecut
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Slatecut is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slatecut
- Decatur County
- The following are listed by their distance from Deputy, with the one closest to Deputy listed first.
- Harper
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Harper is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harper
- Sardinia
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Sardinia is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sardinia
- Alert
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Alert is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alert
- Westport
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Westport is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westport
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,416 people
- Letts Corner
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Letts Corner is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Letts Corner
- Letts
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Letts is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Letts
- Jackson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Deputy, with the one closest to Deputy listed first.
- Crothersville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Retreat
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Retreat is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Retreat
- Kriete Corner
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Kriete Corner is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kriete Corner
- Dudleytown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Dudleytown is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dudleytown
- Fleming
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Fleming is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fleming
- Seymour
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- New Elizabethtown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- New Elizabethtown is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Elizabethtown
- Cortland
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Cortland is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cortland
- Brownstown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Vallonia
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Spraytown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Spraytown is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spraytown
- Medora
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Medora is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medora
- Population from the 2020 Census: 693 people
- Jennings County
- The following are listed by their distance from Deputy, with the one closest to Deputy listed first.
- Paris Crossing
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Paris Crossing is located in Jennings County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris Crossing
- Commiskey
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Grayford
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Grayford is located in Jennings County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grayford
- Four Corners
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Four Corners is located in Jennings County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Corners
- Hayden
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Hayden is located in Jennings County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayden
- Vernon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- North Vernon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- San Jacinto
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- San Jacinto is located in Jennings County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Jacinto
- Oakdale
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Oakdale is located in Jennings County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakdale
- Queensville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Queensville is located in Jennings County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queensville
- Butlerville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Scipio
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Scipio is located in Jennings County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scipio
- Ripley County
- The following are listed by their distance from Deputy, with the one closest to Deputy listed first.
- Holton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Cross Plains
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Cross Plains is located in Ripley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Plains
- Otter Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Otter Village is located in Ripley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otter Village
- Versailles
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Friendship
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Osgood
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Scott County
- The following are listed by their distance from Deputy, with the one closest to Deputy listed first.
- Blocher
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Blocher is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blocher
- Albion
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Albion is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albion
- Austin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Goshen
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Goshen is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen
- Lexington
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Marshfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Marshfield is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshfield
- Scottsburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Switzerland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Deputy, with the one closest to Deputy listed first.
- Moorefield
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Moorefield is located in Switzerland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moorefield
- Pleasant
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Pleasant is located in Switzerland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant
- Avonburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Avonburg is located in Switzerland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avonburg
- Lamb
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Lamb is located in Switzerland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamb
- Bennington
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Bennington is located in Switzerland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennington
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Deputy, with the one closest to Deputy listed first.
- Little York
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Little York is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little York
- Population from the 2020 Census: 191 people
- Bartle
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Bartle is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bartle
- South Boston
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- South Boston is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Boston
- Harristown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Harristown is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harristown
- Kossuth
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Kossuth is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kossuth
- Plattsburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Plattsburg is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plattsburg
- Salem
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- New Pekin
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- New Pekin is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Pekin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,392 people
- Carroll County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Deputy, with the one closest to Deputy listed first.
- Locust
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Locust is located in Carroll County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust
- Prestonville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Prestonville is located in Carroll County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prestonville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 160 people
- Carrollton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- English
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- English is located in Carroll County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English
- Langstaff
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Langstaff is located in Carroll County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langstaff
- Henry County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Deputy, with the one closest to Deputy listed first.
- Pendleton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sulphur
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Campbellsburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Turners Station
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Turners Station is located in Henry County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turners Station
- Oldham County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Deputy, with the one closest to Deputy listed first.
- Westport
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Harmony Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Harmony Village is located in Oldham County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Village
- Goshen
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Goshen is located in Oldham County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,016 people
- Russell Corner
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Russell Corner is located in Oldham County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell Corner
- River Bluff
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- River Bluff is located in Oldham County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Bluff
- Population from the 2020 Census: 442 people
- Buckner
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- La Grange
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Trimble County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Deputy, with the one closest to Deputy listed first.
- Milton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Trout
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Trout is located in Trimble County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trout
- Mount Pleasant
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Trimble County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Bedford
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Deputy, see our County-by-County Page for Deputy.
Cemeteries Near Deputy ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Deputy.
This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Deputy - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Deputy covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Deputy, with the one closest to Deputy listed first.
- Robertson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Carmel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Valley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Cave - Dixon Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Gaddy - Wykoff Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Old Coffee Creek Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Keith Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Lloyd Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Lawler Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Spurgeon Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bethel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Kent Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (388 more) ...
- Blankenship Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Ford Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Clashman Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<3>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Deputy had a population of 220 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Deputy, with the one closest to Deputy listed first.
- Paris
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Paris is located in Jennings County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris
- Paris Crossing
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Paris Crossing is located in Jennings County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris Crossing
- Commiskey
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- New Frankfort
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- New Frankfort is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Frankfort
- Blocher
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Blocher is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blocher
- Kent
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Kent is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent
- Volga
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Volga is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Volga
- Lancaster
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Lancaster is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lancaster
- Austin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Lovett
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Lovett is located in Jennings County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovett
- Marshfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Marshfield is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshfield
- Lexington
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Continue List (19 more) ...
- Swanville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Swanville is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swanville
- Dupont
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Scottsburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Deputy. See our List of 1890's Communities around Deputy.
Newspapers Published in Deputy ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 123 newspapers that have been published in the area around Deputy.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Deputy, there are papers which were published within 23 miles [37 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Deputy.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Deputy:
- Websites specific to Indiana
- Pages specific to Jefferson County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bartholomew County
- Clark County
- Decatur County
- Jackson County
- Jennings County
- Ripley County
- Scott County
- Switzerland County
- Washington County
- Carroll County
- Henry County
- Oldham County
- Trimble County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Indiana
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <3> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Deputy, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Deputy) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |